Former Press Secretary Scott McClellan has been making the media rounds
today to promote his new book, "What Happened." He first did an appearance
this morning on "The Today Show" and then it was on to the nightly news shows,
ABC's "World News" and CBS's "Evening News." His last interview of the day
was on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann." In his last remarks to McClellan,
Olbermann continued his flare for hyperbole. Here's what he said:
OLBERMANN: Scott McClellan, I don't want to get too fulsome on you
but I don't think you're going to be dining out on the book for the rest
of life. I think this a primary document of American history and I'm
very impressed with it. At some point people will be teaching history
based on it.
Here's the video:
Couldn't he have just told McClellan that his book was an interesting read? Also,
should someone who believes this book is going to be a primary document be
allowed to give political commentary on a cable news network?
Another moment of note was when Olbermann asked McClellan, "Does it cost
and I ask this question sympathetically: Does it cost you sleep when you hear
about another casualty in Iraq and you would have that much to do with that
war?"
